precompact

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verb

To compact partially in preparation for full compaction or extrusion.

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Meanings

verbprecompact (third-person singular simple present precompacts, present participle precompacting, simple past and past participle precompacted)

present singular third person precompacts · participle present precompacting · participle past precompacted · past precompacted

  1. To compact partially in preparation for full compaction or extrusion.

    The mixture finally moves to the compaction chamber where the auger motion precompacts the mixture to remove as much void space as possible prior to extrusion through a shaped die.

    1994, T. S. Srivatsan, Karthik Ramani, Mamidala Ramulu, Processing, Design, and Performance of Composite Materials
adjectiveprecompact (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsForming a relatively compact subspace; Having a closure that is compact.
  2. not comparablemathematicsTotally bounded; Having a cover that consists of finitely many finite subsets.

Origin

From pre- + compact.

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APA

precompact. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precompact

MLA

“precompact.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precompact. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “precompact,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precompact.

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